Since the Abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, 185 people have purchased land in the region. However, there are still other states in India where not everyone can purchase a piece of the soil. Unlike in the case of Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the public that 'Article 371 will not be touched.'Here's what this means.Article 371 and its clauses fall under Part XXI of the Constitution, providing 'temporary, transitional, and special provisions' for various states.In Nagaland, Article 371A, established through a 16-point agreement in 1960, grants extraordinary powers of governance to the state's people. Parliament cannot legislate on specific matters without the state assembly's concurrence. Similar special provisions exist for Mizoram (Article 371), Assam (Article 371B), Manipur (Article 371C), Sikkim (Article 371F), and Arunachal Pradesh (Article 371H).Sikkim, under Article 371F, retains laws from before its integration, limiting land purchases to Sikkimese residents, especially in tribal areas.Nagaland restricts land purchases exclusively to 'indigenous inhabitants,' while the Sixth Schedule regions impose limitations on land acquisitions by outsiders.In Mizoram, Article 371G allows restrictions on land ownership and transfer in non-tribal areas at the discretion of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly.Arunachal Pradesh, guided by customary rules, introduced individual property rights in 2018, barring outsiders and non-tribal residents from owning property.Further restrictions on the sale of tribal land to non-tribals exist in Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. Recent exceptions permit specific industrial projects, such as hydro power projects, with investors requiring permission from state governments for land purchases.